Cacampaign during the war onon vietnanam. The u. S. Droppededt least twoo million tons of bombmbs on laos thats the equivalent of one planeload every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine yearsr. This week, obamama pledged 9090 millllion to help clclear laos f the ununexploded u u. S. Bombs. Well speak with anan investigative reporting teamam o say it is not enouough. Then, the obama administstration halaunched a n new push to approve the controversial Transpacific Partnership. Pres. Obama i believe it will be ratified because it is the right thing to do. I believe we will get it done. But it is always going to be hard. Nothing is easy in u. S. Congress right now. Amy this comes as 200 of the countrys lead us leaving economists and legal scholars have written a letter urging congress to reject the tpp, citing its controversial investor state dispute or settlement, socalled isds regime. Critics say the provision creates a parallel legal system granting multinational corporations undue
Receiving it. According to child care aware, one of the many groups that help with the legislation i just mentioned, the child care act, they tell us that particularly in urban and Rural Communities there is a severe shortage of highquality or licensed childcare facilities. In pennsylvania, where we have a significant state investment in l child care, only 3. 5 of childcare slots for children birth to age four years old are in the highestquality programs. For many families who can even find care, the cost is very burdensome. For most families child care is often the secondmost costly expense behind only housing. Just imagine that, the secondhighest expense in the life of the family for far too many families is child care, second only to housing. In 2014, in more than half of the United States a year of Childcare Costs more than a year of College Tuition at a public college. That is another stunning comparison. We hear it all the time from real people, not just numbers or studies. We he
Anniversary of his nomination. Brandeis university hosted a Panel Including Ruth Bader Ginsberg to discuss his contributions to american democracy. Then at 6 55, professors joy an freeman who studies early american politics and brian bellow discuss the evolution of Political Parties and partisanship hundred morning at 10 00 on road to the white house rewound. A South Carolina republican primary debate featuring Texas Governor george w. Bush, john mccain and allen keys. Cnn hosted the event in columbia and larry king moderated. Governor bush went on to secure the republican nomination, and at 6 00, american artifacts looks at selections of objects left at the Vietnam Memorial wall, including letters, photographs, artwork and medals. The collection includes about 400,000 items all stored at the National Parks Service Resource center in maryland. For the complete weekend schedule, go to cspan. Org. Road to the white house rewind continues our look at the 1992 president ial race. Next, cam
The nuclear deal with iran, the agreement is facing a battle in congress in the coming weeks. Kimberly halkett reports. The u. S. President appealed directly to Jewish Americans in an online web address that an agreement with iran is israels and the regions best hope for peace. This deal blocks every way, every parpth that iran might take in order to obtain a nuclear weapon. The online appeal comes just weeks avisisi Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed u. S. Jewish Community Online as well to rally support in opposition of the nuclear agreement. He argued the deal would make the middle east less safe. This is a very dangerous deal. It threatens all of us. There will be more attacks and more people will die. Support designed to limit Irans Nuclear program has deeply ditch ided the u. S. Jewish community. Roughly 46 support the deal. 31 oppose. With so many undecided, major groups like the American Israel Public Affairs committee are spending millions lobbying members of congress
And Egyptian Court is to give its verdict on three al jazeera journalists held under charges. Its a very different story. Public rallies in malaysia are banned without a permit. But thats not stopping thousands of protesters gathering in the capital, clmp clmples kuala lumpur. Thekuala lumpur. They want the Prime Minister to step down. Karishma villa is keeping an eye on this, exactly what are the protesters demanding . Reporter well, as you can see behind me the protest is in full swing, local media is in full swing, more than 40,000 have already gathered outside the square in kuala lumpur. They want clean election clean government they want to strengthen their parliamentary democracy and want their government to focus on cleaning up their economy and strengthening their economy and they want the right to dissent they say, they want to criticize the government when they see fit. All of these things come back to one thing, a deep level of dissatisfaction over Prime Minister najiv respe